Yes, You Can Wear A Hat

Yes, You Can Wear a Hat by Laurie Nienhaus   “The hat I was married in, will it do? White, broad, fake flowers in a tiny array. It’s old-fashioned, as stylish as a bedbug, but it suits to die in something nostalgic.” Anne Sexton As surely as we see sugar

Etiquette School For Children

  An etiquette school for children specializes in teaching a specific set of social skills to children. You can find an etiquette school in nearly every part of the country. Their lessons vary, but eventually, there is convergence between all of them. The best etiquette schools are capable of training

Tea and Etiquette Video

Tea and Etiquette.  What is right and what is wrong?  This simple video gives some great ideas and helps you feel confident at the tea table!

Royal Wedding Tea Time Fever – Stephen Colbert

You knew it had to happen right?  At some point I was going to hoop and hollar about the upcoming Royal Wedding.  Let’s start it off with a bit of fun from Stephen Colbert and his ode to all things British including our favorite, TEA TIME. Stephen takes us to

PLEASE Stop Calling My Daughter and I (Me*) Guys!

I think I might start a new American reality show. Maybe I call it “America’s Next Worst Habit”. Or how about, “So You Think You Have Good Manners?” But I’m not convinced anyone (present readers excluded, of course) would watch it. Now, don’t get me wrong. Traveling my favorite state

Bad Manners Are Closer Than You Think

    If you ever break bread with others outside of your immediate family, it is possible you have been offended by others’ table manners, or they have been offended by yours. In the age of eating in the car, while standing up, and on the couch one might argue

What is Your Etiquette Pet Peeve?

  A gracious hostess learns how to roll with the punches. My question is not to advocate expressing horror TO our guests or possibly, family members. But with Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas on the near horizon, I thought I’d provide an opportunity for my readers to say what they

Did You Write a Thank You Card This Weekend?

If you weren’t the host this weekend, did you thank the one who opened their home to you? Even if you brought lots of food, the one who cleaned the bathroom deserves the thanks, I think, especially on this weekend of all weekends. On the drive home from my parents

Tea Party Etiquette

Planning a Children’s Etiquette Tea Party

Children, boys and girls alike, enjoy the tea party. And a children’s etiquette tea party is no different.  However, the window to capture their hearts on beauty, grooming and etiquette is actually quite small.  We recommend between six and ten years old. My eleven-year old boy is still going strong